Dickens Festival brochure 2013

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DickensRochester

Festival31 May ~ 2 June 2013 A spectacular festival of

music, dance, drama, street theatre and colourful parades

Welcome...We are delighted that you have chosen to join usfor Rochester's 2013 summer Dickens Festival.Medway is proud of its association with thisnational legend, who created some of the world'smost memorable fictional characters andremains generally regarded as the greatestnovelist of the Victorian period. His novels andshort stories remain widely popular.

Charles Dickens spent his formative years inMedway while his father worked at theDockyards - a period which greatly influencedhis writing. Many of his novels and charactershave been based on the places he visited andpeople he met whilst living in the area.

Every year we strive to make the festival morespectacular than the last, and 2013 is no different- with wonderful costumed character parades, lotsof free activities, street entertainment andreadings - get involved with the spirit of thefestival by dressing in Victorian costume andtaking part in the parades and competitions too.

Your views can help us shape future festivals, soplease do give us your feedback. Collect aquestionnaire from one of our stewards, or goonline and give us your views atwww.enjoymedway.co.uk

We would also like to thank all those that makethe festival happen - without theircommitment and hard work, the festival simply would not be possible.

Councillor Howard Doe

Portfolio Holder for Housingand Community Services

...to the Rochester

Dickens FestivalA spectacular festival of music, da nce, drama, street theatre and colourful parades

Craft fairThroughout the festivalA traditional craft fair with stallsselling all types of wares: knittedchildren’s clothes, jewellery, china,preserves and home-made fudge. The emphasis is on hand craft andindividuality, set within an old-timefair environment.

The Amazing TravellingCamera ObscuraThroughout the festivalMiss Kay Rouse and Mr Tony Atthow present theAmazing Travelling Camera Obscura with a showof their celebrated Eye Magic curiosities at theVines gardens, Rochester. All is entirely safe andrespectable for gentlemen, ladies and children

(even those ofthe mostsensitive nature).Step inside thecamera obscurato see the magicof movingpictures in fulland gloriouscolour: view thewhole panoramaof the gardens,control the

actions of your fellow visitors and enjoy all theactivities of the festival.

Look into the world of the peep, peer throughthe Stanhope viewer, experience the beauties ofthe spinning and pedestal kaleidoscopes, marvelat the wonders of the phenakistoscope – andeven more. Come and find out exactly what aThaumatrope is – then make your own to takehome as a free souvenir of your visit.

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4th Battalion Royal Foot Artillery encampmentThroughout the festivalCharles Dickens was born during the time of the Napoleonicwars. The French Revolution had taken place and many nobleheads had fallen. The events of the time fired the imaginationof this brilliant young author.

Over the weekend the unit will be participating in paradesthrough the streets of Rochester and will have an encampmentwithin the moat of Rochester Castle with authentic cooking,discipline and the occasional visitor to partake in a spot of tea. Thegunners will be available to answer any questions you may have.

The Artillery can be seen at Fort Amherst on the first Sunday of eachmonth where new recruits are always welcome.

Smith’s traditionalfun-fairThroughout the festivalA selection of traditional fairground rides for all the family.

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The Duel - back by popular demandSaturday and SundayRochester Castle Gardens arenaDespite the passing of several years, the two old adversaries arestill at odds with each other. Major Sir Peter Digby and CountAntoine Chevalier are, again, in dispute over gambling debts andthe improper behaviour of the count towards the LadyCassandra. Blood pressures have been raised and a challenge tofight a duel issued.

Join us to witness this most English of spectacles in the pursuitof honour and justice. Feel free to raise a hearty cheer to spur onyour favourite (they need all the help they can get).

Dizzy O’Dare presents Dicken: AboutSaturday and Sunday

We are obsessed with his writing, but just who wasCharles Dickens the man; a writer, a traveller, arockstar, a superhero? What was it like to be CharlesDickens, father of ten, grandfather to millions

(probably)? What did he expect to see when he visitedAmerica? Which side of the bed did he get out of? How didhe dance? Find out the answers to all these vitallyimportant questions and many more in this comedy caperexploring the life of our greatest writer. From the creators

of the immeasurably successful Dikipedia comesanother masterpiece of wit and stupidity.

The RapscallionsThroughout the festival

Meet a group of like-mindedindividuals who portray

characters living the downand dirty side of Victorianlife. Witness bare-knuckle

fights, try your luck at gamesof chance, see beggars, the

flower seller and ladies of anot altogether honest nature.Relish the sight of the peelers

who try to impart law overthe disorder.

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Gerald Dickens performsA child’s journey with DickensThroughout the festivalThe Guildhall ChamberDuring his 1868 reading tour of America, Charles Dickens,tired and in poor health, gave one performance in Portland,Maine. As he travelled to Boston on the followingmorning a 10-year-old girl precociously took a seat nextto him and proceeded to engage the greatest celebrity ofthe age in conversation. Many years later Kate DouglasWiggin, now an author in her own right, wrote a charmingaccount of their train journey together. Along withdescriptions of Dickens’ arduous reading tour, Gerald’sperformance features a retelling of this delightfulmeeting, taking on the personas of the adult and childKate, as well as that of Dickens himself.

Gillingham Lions tea tent and charity stallsSaturday and SundayServing drinks and light snacks, raising money for local charities with a variety of activities.

Dizzy O'Dare Presents

Cabinet of CuriositiesSaturday and Sunday

Brimming with goods, the Cabinet ofCuriosities is full of weird and

wonderful artifacts for ‘sale’. Spotthis eccentric duo as they try

anything to tell a tale.

El BaldhinoSaturday and SundayCanterbury's sixth funniest magician makes a welcomereturn to Rochester Library to perform some fun magicshows and bring back his overdue books.

Dizzy O'Dare Presents

The Last ApothecarySundayA roaming treatment centre full of daft and nutty treatments for

equally foolish ailments. Armed with only a few brain cells betweenthem, Floggit and Skarper have the cure for you.

Festival competitionsFriday, 31 May 2pmBaby and children’s Victorian costume competition. Open to children aged 0-15 years. A child mayonly enter into one age group; under three, three - six, seven -11 or 12-15.

Friday, 31 May 2.30pmChildren’s Dickens character competition. Dress your child as theirfavourite Dickens character. Open to children aged up to 15 years.

Friday, 31 May 3pmChildren’s gurning competition. A child may only enter into one agegroup; under three, three - six, seven -11 or 12-15.

Friday, 31 May 3.30pmWidow Corney’s workhouse tea party. Enjoy a limited supply ofgruel (ice cream). Open to children in Victorian costume, up to theage of 12 years.

Saturday, 1 June 2.45pmBest-dressed Dickens adult character – ladies and gentlemen. Dress asyour favourite Dickens character and show the audience your knowledge ofthis character to be in with a chance of winning. Sponsored by Mirror Group Newspapers

Saturday, 1 June 3.30pmAdult gurning competition. Can you contort your features to fantastical effect? Then put your mouth where your nose is and get gurning.

Sunday, 2 June 2:45pmBest-dressed ladies competition. Ladies, this is your chance to parade your finest attire in front of the judges and the arena audience. At least two items of the costume must be home-made.Sponsored by Mirror Group Newspapers.

Sunday, 2 June 3.30pmBest-dressed gentleman competition. At least two items of the costume must be home-made.Sponsored by Confucious Chinese Restaurant.

This will be followed by the presentation of The Spirit of Dickens Award, a new award for 2013.Sponsored by Tony Knight and Family.

Dickens Festival BallThursday, 30 May 7.30pm, Corn ExchangeThree course meal followed by dancing in the grand ballroom. Victoriancostumes are a must. Tickets £24.50, phone 01795 843317 or [email protected]

The Trials and Tribulations of Mr PickwickSaturday, 1 June 7.30pm, Corn ExchangeA very funny look at how Mr Pickwick, through various misunderstandings, is committed to trial for breach of promise of marriage and finds himselfincarcerated in the Fleet debtors’ prison. On his travels he meets some ofthe most vivid and eccentric characters that Charles Dickens created.Tickets £10 (£7.50 students and under-16s)Available from www.medwayticketslive.co.uk or phone 01634 338338.Also available in person from Medway Visitor Information Centre.

Festival parades

Play on Words Theatre, with The Brook Youth Theatre, present

Dickensian Family Fun- an interactive Victorian fairSaturday and SundayGuildhall forecourtJoin with all the fun of the fair: hoop thehoopla with Pip, scatter the skittles withScrooge, and delight in the antics ofPunch & Judy alongside Oliver Twist. Ourfortune teller awaits you, do you dare todiscover what Dickens has in store?Meet Dickensian characters and seethem come alive in unexpected andexciting ways.

Edith May sailing bargeSaturday and Sunday

The character of Mr Boffin inOur Mutual Friend was based on

the famous bargeman HenryDodd, who made his fortune

transporting London’s rubbishout of the capital by sailing

barge. The Edith May, built in1906, will be running hour-long

trips from Rochester Pier, sostep aboard and enjoy a flavour

of life from the age of sail. For sailing times, more

information and bookings visitwww.edithmaybargecharter.co.uk

Due to the nature of this vessel there is no disabled access onto the barge.

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At a glance your complete guide to what’s on, where and when.

Friday, 31 May10.30am Guildhall forecourt The Lamplighter

10.30am Boley Hill performance area Dance Alley performance

10.30am Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar Bagpipe music from the Glenduart Pipe Band

10.30am Castle Gardens Punch ‘n’ Judy with Crazee Hazee

10.45am Blue Boar Lane performance area The Three Towns Theatre Company perform a Victorian Music Hall

10.45am St Mary’s Meadow Music from Allcock and Brown

11am The City Wall stage CAMINE – Two young and demure ladies performdrawing room Victorian music using harp, violinand guitars, as well as charming voices

12noon Parade12.30pm The City Wall stage CAMINE – Two young and demure ladies perform

drawing room Victorian music using harp, violinand guitars, as well as charming voices

1.15pm Boley Hill performance area Dance Alley performance

1.30pm Blue Boar Lane performance area The Lamplighter

1.30pm Castle Gardens Punch ‘n’ Judy with Crazee Hazee

1.30pm St Mary’s Meadow Frumpid Stumblestone, juggling, unicycling andslapstick humour with a dash of silliness thrown infor good measure

1.45pm Guildhall forecourt Visitors can come and have their picture taken with Fagin

2pm Rochester Library Oliver Twist Enters the Den of Thieves from thenovel Oliver Twist. A reading by the Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship

2pm The City Wall stage CAMINE – Two young and demure ladies performdrawing room Victorian music using harp, violinand guitars, as well as charming voices

2pm La Providence Photo opportunity with members from The Rochester Pickwick Club

2.15pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar The Three Towns Theatre Company perform a Victorian Music Hall

2.15pm Visitor Information Centre Guided walking tour of Rochester led by The City ofRochester Society. The tour will last 90 minutes andis free of charge but donations to the society arewelcome

2.30pm Guildhall forecourt Bagpipe music from the Glenduart Pipe Band

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Friday, 31 May12noon opening parade and mayor’s welcome speech

Saturday, 1 June12noon grand parade4.45pm afternoon parade

Sunday, 2 June12noon grand parade4.45pm afternoon parade and closing ceremony

Join us for a colourful and spectacular paradeof Dickensian characters and Victoriancostumes. From the well-heeled to the

humble street urchin, all are represented inthis festival highlight.

Led by the mayor of Medway, the parade willform at Star Hill end of the High Street andmove along to its junction with Corporation

Street and into Rochester Esplanade, before making its way into Rochester

Castle Gardens.

2.45pm Boley Hill performance area Frumpid Stumblestone, juggling, unicycling andslapstick humour with a dash of silliness thrown in for good measure

2.45pm St Mary’s Meadow Music from Allcock and Brown

3pm Blue Boar Lane performance area The Lamplighter

3.15pm Rochester Library Oliver Twist Enters the Den of Thieves from thenovel Oliver Twist. A reading by the Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship

3.15pm The Guildhall Chamber Gerald Dickens will be reading ‘A childs’ journey with Dickens’

3.30pm The City Wall stage CAMINE – Two young and demure ladies performdrawing room Victorian music using harp, violinand guitars, as well as charming voices

3.30pm Castle Gardens stage Widow Corney’s workshouse tea party. Enjoy alimited supply of gruel (ice cream); open to childrenup to 12 years in Victorian costume

4pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar Bagpipe music from the Glenduart Pipe Band

4pm Guildhall forecourt Visitors can come and have their picture taken with Fagin

4pm Boley Hill performance area Music from Allcock and Brown

4pm St Mary’s Meadow Frumpid Stumblestone, juggling, unicycling andslapstick humour with a dash of silliness thrown infor good measure

4.15pm Castle Gardens stage Dance Alley performance

4.30pm Blue Boar Lane performance area The Three Towns Theatre Company perform a Victorian Music Hall

Saturday, 1 June10.30am Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar City of Rochester Pipe Band

10.30am Eastgate House gardens Dicken: About

10.30am Outside Rochester Bar The Lamplighter

10.30am Rochester Punch ‘n’ JudyChildren’s Library

10.30am Boley Hill performance area Right Royal Revels

10.30am Castle Gardens stage Dance Alley performance



11am The City Wall stage SKINNERS RATS – A couple of salty old sea dogswith some rumbustious songs and tunes. Join in if you wish

11.15am Eastgate House gardens Visitors can come and have their picture taken with Fagin

11.30am Boley Hill performance area BAE Systems Brass Band11.30am The City Wall stage Greg McDonald, self styled former colour-sergeant

of the Rochester Highlanders presents his ownportfolio of songs

12noon Festival Grande Parade12.30pm The City Wall stage SKINNERS RATS – A couple of salty old sea dogs

with some rumbustious songs and tunes. Join in if you wish

1pm Boley Hill performance area BAE Systems Brass Band

1.15pm Rochester Punch ‘n’ JudyChildren’s Library

1.15pm The City Wall stage Greg McDonald, self styled former colour-sergeant of the Rochester Highlanders presents his ownportfolio of songs




1.45pm Castle Gardens arena The Duel


2pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar Right Royal Revels

2pm Eastgate House gardens Dicken: About


2pm The Guildhall Chamber Gerald Dickens will be reading ‘A childs’ journey with Dickens’


2.15pm Visitor Information Centre Guided walking tour of Rochester led by The City ofRochester Society. The tour will last 90 minutes andis free of charge but donations to the society arewelcome.

2pm The City Wall stage SKINNERS RATS – A couple of salty old sea dogs with some rumbustious songs and tunes. Join in if you wish.

2.30pm Boley Hill performance area BAE Systems Brass Band2.45pm The City Wall stage Greg McDonald, self styled former colour-sergeant


2.45pm Outside Rochester Bar Bagpipe music from the City of Rochester Pipe Band

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2.45pm Eastgate House gardens Visitors can come and have their picture taken with Fagin

2.45pm Castle Gardens Stage Best-dressed Dickens adult character competition



3pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar The Three Towns Theatre Company perform a Victorian Music Hall



3.30pm Eastgate House gardens Dicken: About


3.30pm The City Wall stage SKINNERS RATS – A couple of salty old sea dogs with some rumbustious songs and tunes. Join in if you wish

3.30pm The Guildhall Chamber My Grandma’s Bloomers. A lighthearted insight intoa Victorian lady’s undergarments. Janet Peters willentertain you with stories about her very owngrandmother and her bloomers.

3.30pm Castle Gardens stage Adult gurning competition

3.45pm Blue Boar Lane performance area Right Royal Revels

4pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar Bagpipe music from the City of Rochester Band

4pm Castle Gardens Punch ‘n’ Judy with Crazee Hazee4.15pm The City Wall stage Greg McDonald, self styled former colour-sergeant


4.45pm Parade

Sunday, 2 June10.30am Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar City of Rochester Pipe Band

10.30am Eastgate House gardens Dicken: About

10.30am Outside Rochester Bar The Lamplighter

10.30am Rochester Punch ‘n’ JudyChildren’s Library

10.30am Boley Hill performance area Right Royal Revels

10.30am Castle Gardens stage Dance Alley performance



11am The City Wall stage WILGRESS-WHIPPS & GREW – Fugitives from thedebtors’ prison, goodness knows what they have to sing about

11.15am Eastgate House gardens Visitors can come and have their picture taken with Fagin

11.30am Boley Hill performance area BAE Systems Brass Band11.30am The City Wall stage Swinging the Lead Dockyard shantymen from the

pubs of Chatham

12noon Festival Grande Parade12.30pm The City Wall stage WILGRESS-WHIPPS & GREW – Fugitives from the

debtors’ prison, goodness knows what they have to sing about

1pm Boley Hill performance area BAE Systems Brass Band


1.15pm The City Wall stage Swinging the Lead Dockyard shantymen from the pubs of Chatham




1.45pm Castle Gardens arena The Duel


2pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar Right Royal Revels


2pm The City Wall stage WILGRESS-WHIPPS & GREW – Fugitives from thedebtors’ prison, goodness knows what they have to sing about

2pm Eastgate House gardens Dicken:About


2pm The Guildhall Chamber Gerald Dickens will be reading

‘A childs’ journey with Dickens’

2.15pm Visitor Information Centre Guided walking tour of Rochester led by The City ofRochester Society. The tour will last 90 minutes andis free of charge but donations to the society arewelcome

2.30pm Boley Hill performance area BAE Systems Brass Band

2.45pm Outside Rochester Bar Bagpipe music from the City of Rochester Pipe Band

2.45pm Eastgate House gardens Visitors can come and have their picture taken with Fagin

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AcknowledgementsMedway Council acknowledges support from:ArrivaCity of Rochester SocietyConfucious Chinese restaurantDockyard, ChathamShirley Goodhew and Angela MaybourneKent PoliceGillingham LionsMirror Group Newspapers

Rochester CathedralRochester City Centre ForumRochester and Chatham Dickens FellowshipSlinders FloristSt John Ambulance (Kent)Thelma GroveSimon Kelsey (photographer)

Festival performersBAE Systems Brass BandColin Greenslade, ‘Fagin’Cyril Baldwin, ‘Samuel Pickwick’Dance AlleyDizzy O’DareFrumpid StumblestoneGerald Dickens, the great great grandson of Charles DickensGlenduart Pipe BandCity of Rochester Pipe BandJanet Peters, ‘Mrs Pocket’Kay Rouse, Camera ObscuraKeith Beckford, ‘The Lamplighter’Phil Haze, ‘Crazee Hazee’Play on Words Theatre CompanyRight Royal RevelsRobert Styles, Punch and JudyRochester and Chatham Dickens FellowshipRochester Pickwick ClubSandi and Peter Digby, The DuelSeven Dials RapscallionsShirley GoodhewThree Towns Theatre CompanyWilgress-Whipps & GrewSkinners RatsCamineSwinging the LeadGreg McDonaldAllcock and Brown

2.45pm The City Wall stage Swinging the Lead Dockyard shantymen from the pubs of Chatham

2.45pm Castle Gardens stage Best-dressed Dickens adult character competition


3pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar The Three Towns Theatre Company perform a Victorian Music Hall



3.30pm Eastgate House gardens Dicken:About


3.30pm The Guildhall Chamber My Grandma’s Bloomers. A lighthearted insight intoa Victorian lady’s undergarments. Janet Peters willentertain you with stories about her very owngrandmother and her bloomers

3.30pm Castle Gardens stage Adult gurning competition

3.45pm Blue Boar Lane performance area Right Royal Revels

4pm Outside Oliver’s Wine Bar Bagpipe music from the City of Rochester Band

4pm Castle Gardens Punch ‘n’ Judy with Crazee Hazee4.15pm The City Wall stage Swinging the Lead Dockyard shantymen from the

pubs of Chatham

4.45pm Parade

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The Queen of HeavenFriday, 31 May, Rochester Cathedral

In 2013 world-renowned choir The Sixteen will present its most far-reaching Choral Pilgrimage tour yet, encompassing 34 concerts around the UK.

The tour, entitled The Queen of Heaven, will see Harry Christophers CBE and his choir perform glorious music in churches and cathedrals

for which it was written. The group will take you through the musical evolution of the Allegri’s legendary and much-requested Miserere.

The programme also features stunning music by the ‘Prince of Music’ Palestrina, as well another brilliant yet contrasting setting of the

Miserere by James MacMillan.

Tickets: £10/15/25 BOOKING NOW OPEN

National box office: 01904 651485

Local box office: Medway Visitor Information Centre 01634 338141Doors open at 6.30pm Pre-concert talk at 7pm

Whilst every effort is made to ensure that information is correct at time of going to press,the programme is subject to alteration without prior notice.

Treasures of RochesterSt Margaret's ChurchSaturday 1 and Sunday 2 June, 10am – 5pmExplore Rochester's historic parish church,climb the 15th century tower and appreciatesome fine views of Rochester and the MedwayValley, or simply enjoy a few moments ofpeace and quiet away from the crowds with alittle light refreshment. St Margaret's Church isin St Margaret's Street approximately 15minutes walk from the cathedral and castle.

Eastgate House and gardensDickens used Eastgate House as inspiration forThe Nun’s House in The Mystery of EdwinDrood and as Westgate House Seminary in ThePickwick Papers. In the gardens of EastgateHouse is theSwiss chalet fromGad’s Hill Place,Dickens’ lasthome. It was inthe chalet thatDickens waswriting the final chapters of The Mystery ofEdwin Drood just before his death on 9, June1870. The chalet was bought by the DickensFellowship in 1960 and presented to RochesterCity Corporation. As a result of its fragilecondition the chalet may be viewed from theoutside only.

Eastgate House is a nationally significantGrade I listed building. A project is currentlybeing developed with the support NationalLottery Funding to conserve this wonderfulbuilding as a distinctive, valued and vibrantcommunity resource for Medway and itsvisitors. If you would like to find out more orbecome a friend of Eastgate House, please

contact us at [email protected] follow Eastgate House on Facebook.

Guildhall MuseumEnter the Dickens Discovery Room and watch ashort film about thegreat man and Rochester.Enjoy the 19th centuryprison hulks experienceor view Victorian toys,ornaments, furniture andcostumes on display andget a bird’s eye view ofRochester, with theRochester Riverside Eye.

Visitors can also visit a new temporaryexhibition Gadgets & Gizmos - a uniquecollection of over 150 gadgets from the 19thand 20th centuries. From hair curlers tovacuum cleaners this entertaining exhibitionopens on Friday, 31 May and will run until 28 February 2014.

Restoration HouseRestoration House is inextricably woven intothe fabric of Great Expectations as Satis House- the dark, foreboding home of Miss Havisham.

Its ancient and venerableallure impressed theyoung Dickens who firstsaw it as a boy, hisimagination making it theunforgettable setting forthe enigmatic MissHavisham.

The large but compressed architecturalcomposition took its present form in the 16thand 17th centuries, but its origins go back to at

least 1450, its soaring chimneys and gables andarray of small secretive windows set behind abrick wall and iron gate still possess a strongcharge to this day, aided by the sensitive privateownership. While Dickens never entered thehouse, today's visitors can see ravishing interiorsof great poetic resonance, splendid formalgardens and the emerging restoration of thenewly acquired Tudor garden.

Special Dickens festival openings: Thursday, 30May Friday, 31 May and Saturday, 1 June -12noon to 5pm. The charity teashop will alsobe open.

Six Poor Travellers HouseThis charming Tudor almshouse is situated inthe High Street, next door to the VisitorInformation Centre. The house is theinspiration for Dickens’ short story, The SevenPoor Travellers. The original travellers’ roomsare open to the public and the house has abeautiful herb garden. Framed extracts fromDickens story allow visitors to experience thehouse through Dickens’ eyes.During the festival the house is open from10.30am to12.30pm and 1pm to 4.30pm(closed during parades).

Rochester CathedralThis is the second oldest cathedral inEngland and has been a regular place ofpilgrimage for historians and worshipperssince Bishop Justus founded it in 604 AD.The present building was started in 1080

by King William’sarchitect Bishop

Gundulf. Thecathedralfeatures oneof the largestcollections ofmedieval wallpaintings. The

first real frescoto be painted in

an Englishcathedral for 800

years is on view to thepublic. Audio tours will be available fromthe welcome desk to hire outside ofservice times.

Service times:Friday, 31 May8am Morning Prayer 8.30am Holy Communion 5.30pm Said Evening Prayer

Saturday, 1 June8am Morning Prayer 8.30am Holy Communion 3.15pm Choral Evensong

Sunday, 5 June8am Holy Communion BCP - High Altar 9.45am Choral Mattins 10.30am The Cathedral Eucharist3.15pm Coral Evensong and Commemoration of

Charles Dickens, sung by the Rochester Cathedral Voluntary Choir. The servicewill include the Oration which will be given by Mr Gerald Dickens, great great grandson of Charles Dickens. Attended by members of The Dickens Festival and The Pickwick Club.

8pm Taize Prayer

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